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Calderstones: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Calderstones neighbourhood of Liverpool, England (ONS area Liverpool 047). Headline figures assembled 16 October 2026. Postcodes L16, L18, L25. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L18 3JE.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Liverpool
Calderstones is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Liverpool (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 4 falling of 18). Houses here typically resell for £560,000 and flats for £172,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Liverpool (0.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Mossley Hill, is about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 16 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£560,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£172,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.02; 4 of 18 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 10 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£65,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Calderstones sits in Liverpool
- Typical house price: 2nd highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: the highest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 16 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Calderstones
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 16 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Liverpool, 4 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Plug-in car growth
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Schools improving
- Air quality
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Mossley Hill Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 10 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 88 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Childwall Church of England Primary School 810 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Calderstones School 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Calderstones
What is the typical house price in Calderstones?
£560,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
How does Calderstones compare with the rest of Liverpool?
Typical house price: 2nd highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the highest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool.
Is Calderstones an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Calderstones gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 4 of 18 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Calderstones?
Mossley Hill. Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 10 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 88 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Calderstones?
Nearest state primary school. Childwall Church of England Primary School. 810 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Calderstones School. 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.